A time capsule of the greatest financial mania in the history of mankind, told in real-time by regular folks and patriots. May future generations better understand the madness of crowds, and how power and money corrupt.

90% of those reading on this board are renters....We Rent from the land lord, rent money from the bank, rent the right to remain on the property through payent of property taxes from the police powers behind the taxing authority.

No one ever owns property. Everyone is a renter, everyone is to a greater or lesser extent, a vassel and serf.

to happy jack: I don't think he spent the $ on a statement; he spent it to travel the world. Without knowing any more about him than that he has done his silly dance far and wide, I imagine he'd make a better president than most of our candidates and 100% of our senators. Something tells me this dude wouldn't be for bailouts, or screwing the middle/lower classes, or protecting the corporate stranglehold on both major parties (not to mention the media).

I loved that. I don't think it is lost on anyone the contrast between the DMZ of North Korea compared to everywhere else pictured. The guard was probably itching to get his dance on but knew KJI was watching.

Hey Frank Got a deal for you. I only have 100K to my name. I will pay my flight out there, we will get a gym and I am 53 years old right? I am an attorney who was a pretty good athlete in my time, but screwed up on drugs, lost pretty wife, homeless, etc.,. Now to the point. You and I get in the ring, box 5 rounds, winner takes 30K. What do you say Frank? Take me up on it? Or, back down??? You pick a judge, I pick a judge, they pick a third judge. No rig, just nice sweet clean sweat and contact.

Interesting twist on that whole garden gnome thing. Instead of taking a picture of a garden gnome in various places you take a video of yourself dancing. It looked like fun.

Personally, I don't take pictures when I travel, never have. I'll be honest and admit that it wasn't really a conscious decision at first so this justification is somewhat given in hindsight.

But I feel photography detracts from the moment, detracts from the experience. The camera is also often a shield or a barrier that travellers preserve between themselves and their surroundings. It lets the locals know that they're there just to amuse someone somewhere else.

I'd rather put the camera down and jot down some notes about whatever I'm thinking or feeling at the time. Read some of that stuff a year or 2 later and you will blow your own mind.

But I feel photography detracts from the moment, detracts from the experience. The camera is also often a shield or a barrier that travellers preserve between themselves and their surroundings. It lets the locals know that they're there just to amuse someone somewhere else.